The North Line is a railway between Lisbon and Porto, the most important in Portugal. It has a length of 336 km, station Santa Apolonia Lisbon-Porto-Campanha.
The works for the construction of the rail link between Lisbon and Oporto and the border began on 17 September 1853, the first section, up to Born, been open to exploration on 29 October 1856. The Northern Line was completed with the inauguration of the bridge D. Maria Pia, on 5 November 1877. On June 24, 1991, entered the service João Bridge St., and in 1998, the Oriente Station in Lisbon